BRIGANDAGE IN SOUTH ITALY.

BRIGANDAGE

IN

SOUTH ITALY.

BY

DAVID HILTON. paruden for
W. H. Whecier.

"E' una vasta cospirazione di cose e di nomini, di fatalitá e di errori, di
passioni e di prejudizi, della storia e della politico, a danno della sicurezza
delle provincie del mezzogiorno e della forza dell' Italia."

MASSARI. Report to the Italian Parliament. May, 1863.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

SAMPSON LOW, SON, AND MARSTON,

14, LUDGATE HILL.

1864.

[The Right of Translation is Reserved.]

Ital 751.10.38

Ital 204016

1871. Oct. 14, Fine Money.

HARRILD,

LONDON.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

POLITICAL CAUSES.

PAGE

Political brigandage a great crime-Charged upon the ex-

king of the two Sicilies and the Papal Power-Glance

at the political situation of Italy from 1849-The free

Constitutions of 1849 and the French occupation of

Rome, points of departure respectively for the health

and the sickness of Italy-Victor Emanuel-Cavour-

Garibaldi-The popular movement in Sicily-Gari-

baldi and his thousand-Francis II.-His one virtue-

The constitution of Francis-Return of the exiles-

Flight of Francis-Arrival of Garibaldi-United Italy

or a union of Italies-Puzzling questions of policy-

The question of laws-The capital-Centripetal and

centrifugal forces-Theory and temporary expedients

-Difficulty of these problems-Largeness of the na-

tional faith; littleness of its discontents-The disturb-

ing force came from without-The vast importance of

the French occupation-Necessary moral alliance of the

ex-king and the Papal Power-Their practical alliance

-Immense responsibility of the French Government-

The presence of Francis II. in Rome a source of dis-

quiet in South Italy-Anomaly of the French occupa-

tion-Temporal power of the Pope a fiction-Francis

II. in intimate relations with the heads of commit-

tees Brigands enrolled in his name-Sworn to restore

the Church and King to their lost power-Report of

Castagnola to the Italian parliament-Complicity of the

Papal Government in brigandage-The examination of

Forgione-Misfortunes of Romano-Significant passage

from the journal of Borjès-Pilone and the Marquis

Avitabile-Two letters from a Papal officer to Brigands. 1